insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical and healthcare expenses
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about a key factor limiting the prospects for significant health care reform. How’s this for bipartisanship? Groups on both the left and the right…
People of all political stripes agree that health care is unaffordable for too many. A major campaign buzzword this year is the “unaffordability crisis,” with health care being a foremost…
Yuval Levin tackles a topic that continues to perplex Republicans. Sometimes in politics, you win not by changing the world but by changing the subject. That’s how the Democrats won…
Brian Darling writes for Townhall.com about a way to address Obamacare’s ills. For years, Republicans have pledged to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a suitable alternative. Now there is…
Katie Jerkovich writes for RedState.com about a Republican senator’s response to his Democratic colleagues’ proposal for ending the federal government shutdown. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) had a savage response to…
New audit confirms that health plan for state employees and retirees is bleeding money
As the federal government considers reducing the FMAP for Medicaid expansion, policymakers in North Carolina must prepare for substantial fiscal challenges.
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist pans a proposal to pay American women for having babies. I think it’s entirely legit to exempt parents from taxes completely and raise taxes on…
Introduction State government is the largest employer in North Carolina, with more than 327,000 full-time-equivalent positions. The average age of a North Carolina state government employee is 47. Attracting and…
Introduction There are many opportunities for North Carolina lawmakers to help lower the cost of health insurance. One way is to re-examine the 58 health benefit mandates that state officials…
Fourteen years after the "Affordable Care Act," healthcare is so expensive NC requests $10 billion to relieve medical debt.
James Capretta and Jack Rowing urge policymakers to build on momentum for market-based reforms in health care. The federal government has done more in the past decade to promote transparency…